When I drag a Safari tab to create a new window it remains in the previous window but fades out like it's not active. So in the event, I close the tab out on the original window it closes it on the new window as well. I hope that makes sense. I keep multiple tabs open on Safari and never had this issue until recently.
MacBook Pro
I have been having this issue since the day I received my new M1 MacBook Pro in August. It appears that the issue has been fixed in Safari 16.2, but getting that update is a little easier said than done, especially if you don't want to upgrade to Ventura for some reason (for me, certain software is not yet guaranteed compatible in Ventura, so I am holding out). If you are still running Safari 16.0 and don't want to upgrade McOS to Ventura for some reason, you will not see available safari updates in the App Store nor in the software update tool in your system preferences. You can, however, update safari directly from the command line. Here are the steps:
Label: Safari16.2MontereyAuto-16.2
Title: Safari, Version: 16.2, Size: 130909KiB, Recommended: YES
Once you have the output, you just need to follow the following steps:
Once I did this and updated to 16.2, no more issues. I hope this helps!
Im having the same issue. It went away for a long time after a restart, then suddenly showed up again. Its happening on OS Ventura and the previous OS.
Same. I've never had this issue before, but I upgraded to Ventura and now I can't move anything--separate window, new window, goes inactive and disappears.
I assumed - since the upgrade to Ventura didn't fix it.
I can get it to go away for a little bit when I open Safari in Safe mode, but it always comes back within a day or two.
It's December 2022 and this bug still exists! It is soooo annoying.
The safe mode thing is only a temporary fix. The issue comes back. Wow, this is annoying. I'm switching to chrome until this is fixed.
Yes--it's not happening in Safari 16.2. Thank you everyone-till. next time!
Thank you very very very much @PeterG_ <3
Oh, never mind, that still doesn't work. If you drag a tab to a window that has never had another tab opened on it, you won't see the new tab until you create a new tab with the + new tab button at the top right.
A little annoying, but not nearly as annoying as the OP problem.
Safari Tabs
